Directed by Alex Rudzinski   Jeff Roe   Paul Dugdale   Cast Katy Perry ... Self - Hostess, Nominee & Performer Buzz Aldrin ... Self - Opening Skit Alessandra Ambrosio ... Self - Presenter Jack Antonoff ... Self - Presenter Fred Armisen ... Producer Guru James Arthur ... Self - Performer Cardi B ... Self - Presenter Kevin Bacon ... Self - Opening Skit Hailey Bieber ... Self - Presenter (as Hailey Baldwin) Susan Bro ... Self - Presenter Millie Bobby Brown ... Self - Presenter Alessia Cara ... Self - Winner, Nominee & Performer The Chainsmokers ... Themselves - Nominee & Presenter Miley Cyrus ... Self - Nominee & Performer Noah Cyrus ... Self - Nominee & Presenter Pete Davidson ... Self - Presenter Ellen DeGeneres ... Self - Presenter DJ Khaled ... Self - Nominee & Presenter DNCE ... Themselves - Performer Billy Eichner ... Self - Skit Fifth Harmony ... Themselves - Winner, Nominee & Performer Gal Gadot ... Self - Presenter Tiffany Haddish ... Self - Presenter Kathryn Hahn ... Self - Opening Skit Vanessa Hudgens ... Self - Presenter Paris Jackson ... Self - Presenter Abbi Jacobson ... Self - Opening Skit Kesha ... Self - Presenter Khalid ... Self - Winner & Performer Kyle ... Self - Performer Kendrick Lamar ... Self - Winner, Nominee & Performer Robert W. Lee IV ... Self - Presenter Jared Leto ... Self - Presenter Linkin Park ... Themselves (archive footage) Logic ... Self - Winner & Performer Lorde ... Self - Nominee & Performer Demi Lovato ... Self - Nominee & Performer Ludacris ... Self - Presenter Gucci Mane ... Self - Performer Jack McBrayer ... Self - Opening Skit Shawn Mendes ... Self - Nominee & Performer Julia Michaels ... Self - Nominee & Performer Nicki Minaj ... Self - Performer Olivia Munn ... Self - Presenter Queen Noveen ... Live Announcer (as Noveen Crumbie) Pink ... Self - Performer & Video Vanguard Award Recipient Bebe Rexha ... Self - Presenter Travis Scott ... Self - Performer Yara Shahidi ... Self - Presenter Ed Sheeran ... Self - Winner & Performer Hailee Steinfeld ... Self - Presenter Rod Stewart ... Self - Performer Harry Styles ... Self - Nominee Teyana Taylor ... Self - Presenter Thirty Seconds to Mars ... Themselves - Performer Lil Uzi Vert ... Self - Winner & Performer Pete Wentz ... Self - Presenter Peggy Whitson ... Self - Opening Skit Lil Yachty ... Self - Presenter Uncredited Cast Juju Journey Brener ... Self - Dancer for Miley Cyrus Portia de Rossi ... Self - Audience Member Randy Doney ... Self - Dancer for Miley Cyrus Kayla Marie Gaskin ... Self - Dancer Carey Hart ... Self Willow Sage Hart ... Self Joshua Jones ... Joshua jones Toi'ya Leatherwood ... Self - Dancer for 30 Seconds to Mars Frankie Ray ... Self - Dancer for Miley Cyrus Produced by Barb Bialkowski   Ben Biscotti   Garrett English   Emily Harper   Jesse Ignjatovic   Gary Lanvy   Sara Miller   Jeff Roe   Chase Simonds

Additional Info Premiere: August 27, 2017 Country: Distributor: MTV Networks Websites: Production Companies Den of Thieves Distributors Music Television (MTV)   (2017) (World-wide) (TV) Filming Locations Kia Forum, Inglewood, California, USA Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.7 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #13,554 / 21,127 Site Ranking #13,550 Easter Holocaust (2020) #13,551 The Demonic Dead (2017) #13,552 Marilyn's Man (2004) #13,553 Gravedigger (2013) #13,554 2017 MTV Video Music Awards (2017) #13,555 Deadly Dolls: Deepest Cuts (2018) #13,556 The Rock: Just Bring It (2002) #13,557 Kong: Return To The Jungle (2006) #13,558 Detective Malone (1991)